Virginia Beach, VA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Resort Area sidewalks
- skateboards banned at any time
- Penalty
- civil fine up to $50
- Outside Resort Area/Town Center
- skateboarding allowed on sidewalks, bike paths
- Exempted
- roller blades and roller skates
- Town Center
- same sidewalk/plaza skateboard ban
Summary
Virginia Beach bars skateboards and motorized skateboards from every Resort Area sidewalk at any time under City Code § 7-59.1(c); riders face a civil penalty up to $50. Roller blades and roller skates are exempted.
It shall be unlawful at any time for any person to ride on any sidewalk in the resort area an all-terrain vehicle, a bicycle, electric power-assisted bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, motorized skateboard, skateboard, scooter, or any pedal-powered vehicle that is muscle-powered or any muscle-powered device. However, the use of roller blades and roller skates is permitted. A violation of this sub-section shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00).(d)It shall be unlawful at any time to operate an electric powered utility cart on Atlantic Avenue or upon the sidewalks along Atlantic Avenue, unless a permit is issued by the city manager, or designee, to do so. An electric powered utility cart may be operated on any sidewalk in the resort area other than Atlantic Avenue and may cross Atlantic Avenue for the purpose of accessing the boardwalk or beach. (Ord. No. 2848, 10-26-04; Ord. No. 2952, 6-27-06; Ord. No. 3535, 3-6-18; Ord. No. 3596, 7-9-19; Ord. No. 3598, 8-20-19; Ord. No. 3630, 7-7-20; Ord. No. 3831, 10-21-25)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 170 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Outside the Resort Area, Virginia Beach lets riders operate skateboards, motorized skateboards, bikes and similar wheeled devices on city sidewalks and designated bicycle paths under City Code § 7-59, provided they yield to pedestrians. Inside the Resort Area, the Oceanfront tourist and business district running roughly from Rudee Inlet to 42nd Street, § 7-59.1(c) reverses that: skateboards and motorized skateboards are barred from every sidewalk in the district at any time, not just during the summer resort season. Roller blades and roller skates remain the sole exception. A parallel sidewalk-and-plaza ban on skateboards applies in the Town Center business district under § 7-59.4.
Violations & Fines
Riding a skateboard on a Resort Area sidewalk draws a civil penalty of up to $50 under § 7-59.1(c); riding one on a Town Center sidewalk or plaza carries the same $50 civil penalty under § 7-59.4.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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